As I think he could have built something good there if given time, he was trying to get Mourinho's team and players to play in a style that didn't suit them, he needed time to properly put his own stamp on the team to enable them to play how he wanted, was probably a mistake to try and change too much too quickly.

"Andre Villa-Boas has parted company with Chelsea Football Club today.

"The board would like to record our gratitude for his work and express our disappointment that the relationship has ended so early.

"Unfortunately the results and performances of the team have not been good enough and were showing no signs of improving at a key time in the season.

"The club is still competing in the latter stages of the Uefa Champions League and the FA Cup, as well as challenging for a top-four spot in the Premier League, and we aim to remain as competitive as possible on all fronts.

"With that in mind we felt our only option was to make a change at this time.

"With immediate effect Roberto Di Matteo has been appointed first team coach on an interim basis until the end of the season."

Who would be Chelsea's manager, eh? The same old story again at that club. No patience, no trust and no long term plan. They can keep changing the manager but it's their player power that needs to be brought under control.